Cabinet mounting



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Patented Mar. 22, 1932 Josrn J. sxnLLY, or NEW Yonx f moUNTiNQ Application led March l),

This invention relates to cabinet mountings but more particularly to ysuch cabinets as are mounted in' a wall recess.

, One of the ob'ects of the present invention istoprovide a orm of mounting which will permit the cabinet to be readily mounted in the recess vafter the completion of the building construction, and this is particularlyimportant in the case of tile bathrooms. On account of the serious difficulties previously encountered in properly mounting medicine cabinets and the like in masonry construction, it has been the common practice to secure these cab- Y inets and the like within their wall recesses "is Enorto the laying of the aie menig) and this f ca as resulted in' large numbers o inets being dama fred by the Workmen la ing the tiles. These cabinets are usually o metal with enameled faces and the enamel in particular' is easily damaged.

Another object is to permit an 'easy with- 'difawal of the cabinet from the wall recess at any time'that this may be desirable or necessary. A further object is to provide a form of mountin which will insure the front facing of the ca inetV being' held firmly a ainst the correspondin face of the Vtiles bor ering the recess. Anot er object is to provide a novel form of tile construction for use at the edges ofa Wall recess or at other corners where-an abrupt turn or edge is to be provided. Other objects will 'be in art obvious v'or in part pointedout hereina ter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination `of elements and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of claims. l

" In the accompanying drawings in which is lshown-'one of the various possible embodiments of this invention Fig. lisa. front elevation partially in section. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section.

Fig. 3'is a partially perspective view,and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the mountin element. `2Referring"tothe rawings, the cabinet 5 Ywhich will be indicated in the following" 'or `other fastenings extend. Instead of hav- 9o 1929. `:semi No. 345,779.

of any suitable type of construction is mounted ina recess 6 in the wall 7. This Wall is faced with tile as 8 which may be of any suitable form, size or shape although I prefer to use in the course bordering the recess 6, i5

corner tiles such as shown in detail in Fi (Y 3 vin which the tile is angular in formwitb its 1fices and 10 meetingv at anfabru-pt edge as i -1 The cabinet 5 is supported within the recess 0o 6 by means of a series of interengaging pairs of .lugs or brackets as 12 and 13, one in each pair being secured on the side face ll'of the cabinet .and the other upon the opposing wall 15 ofthe recess. v- In` the present embodiment is the lug 12 is V shaped and the lug 13 in the form of a wedge which lits within the lug 12 when the cabinet is mounted in the maniier'vvhich will be presently described.v i

In tile construction such as that shown in 101 the drawings, it is advisable'to secure the lu s 12 to the tile prior to the setting of this tile in the wall. This may be convenvieiitlyaccomplished by means of bolts :is-16 which extend through the tile and are provided with nuts as 17. Holes for these bolts may be readily drilled through the tile. This formof attachment insures the lugs or brackets 12 being securely heldin place on the face l of the wall.' Screws or other `forms of fasso tening may` be used in place of the boltsf` where thenatum-i of the construction will permit. Similar forms of fastenings as 20 may vbe utilized to attachthe lug 13 to the medicine cabinet.

Iii-the present embodiment the lugs 12 and 13 are mounted on plates 18 and 19 respec- .tively and these are provided with perforations as 21 and 22y throughwhichthe bolts ing the lug 12 upon the recess Wall and the lug l13v upon the cabinet this may be reversed with the lug `12 on the cabinet and the lug 13 ori-the wall by merely vinverting each of these lugs. In other words, the lug 12 may 96 be attached to the cabinet with the openV shapedf cavity or socket underneath and the edge or point of the wedge shaped lug at the top. -Ineither case the interlocking action wills-be: the same` andthe ycabinet will not i only be supported within the recess by the move the cabinet.

Vhile the V shaped lugs are advantageous because of the wedging action obtained which insures tightness of connection, yet the invention is by no ymeans restricted to lthis form and any other suitable form of interengagement is contemplated. In the arrangement of the. lugs shown in the drawings, the lug l2 as a whole forms the support. The retaining action is provided by the flange 23 of this lugwhich lies against the outer face 24 et the lug 13 or, in other words, that face toward the front of the cabinet. y

In the present embodiment the cabinet is supportedby four sets'of pairs of interengaging lugs, two being locatedon each side, but more or less may be used depending largely upon the size of the cabinet.

The lugs having been attached to the cabinet and to the wall in the manner described,

the cabinet is inserted into the recess slightly above its normal position until the lugs on the cabinet are over the corresponding lugs on the Wall and then the cabinet is lowered until the lugs interengage. The cabinet is now supported within the recess by the lugs and these lugs act to firmly retain the same therein. In this position the facing 24; on the cabinet overlies the edges of the walls of the recess and preferably its inner face 25 vtirmly contacts against the opposing face of the Wall as shown in Fig. 2.

Should it be desirable at sometime to withdraw the cabinet from the recess 'for the purpose oreplacement or repair, this may be easily accomplished by first lifting the cabinet su'iiiciently to withdraw the lugs 13 from the cavity in the lugs 12 and, while in this raised position, withdrawing the cabinet hory izontally from the recess.

The angular type of corner tile as 8 not only formsan advantageous corner construe tion but it has a further advantage in that the portion of the tile lying on the outer face or Wall acts as a support or anchor for that portion of the tile to which the lug l2 is directly connected, or in other words, that portion lying within the recess.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a construction of an essentially practical nature .in which the several objects of this invention are attained. As many other embodiments may be made 'of the features of the invention without departing Jrom the scope thereof, it is to be. understood that all matter herein set 'forth or shown in the accompanyingr drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:v v

l. A cabinet. insertable. in a recess in a wall and means for supporting said cabinet within said recess comprising interengaging projections on the walls of the recess and the cabinet.

2. A cabinet insertable in a recess in a wall and means for supporting said cabinet within lsaid recess comprising intercngageable lugs on the walls of the recess and the cabinet.

3. A cabinet insertable in a recess in a Wail and means for supporting and retainingsaid cabinet Within said recess comprising interlocking means on the walls oi the cabinet and the recess.

4. A cabinet insertable in a recess in a Wall and means vfor supporting said cabinet within said recess comprising ugs projecting outwardly from the side walls of the cabinet and corres onding lugs projecting inwardly from the si e walls of the recess, the lugs on the cabinet interlocking with the corresponding lugs on the recess wall to position the cabinet within said recess.

V5. A cabinet insertable in a recess in a. wall and means for supporting and retaining said cabinet within said recess comprising inter` position to bring the lugs on the cabinet over the corresponding lugs on the wall and then lowering the cabinet until these lugs engage. (i. A cabinet insertable in a recess in a wall and means for supporting said cabinet within said recess comprising interlocking lugs on the walls of the cabinet and the recess, the cabinet being removed from the recess by being lifted suiiicient'lyto disengage the lugs and then drawn outwardly. 7. A cabinet inscrtable in a recess in a Wall and interengageable brackets mounted on the walls of the cabinet and the corresponding walls of the recess and acting to support and retain said cabinet Within said recess.

and means for supportingsaid cabinet therein including a lug on the side wall of the cabinet and a. lug on the opposing wall of the recess, the lug on the cabinet overlying the lug on the. wall and one of said lugs having a. flange coacting with a face of the other lug to normally retain the cabinet Within the recess.

9. cabinet iusertable in a recess in a Wall and means i'or supporting said .cabinet within said recess including a pair ot interengaging lugs one of which is on` a wall of the recess and the other on the opposing wall of the cabinet. and one of said lugs having a;

substantially V shaped socketand the other lug being substantiall Wedge shaped and 110 8. A cabinet insertable in a vrecess in a Wall ably supporting and retaining thecabnet in said. recess including a socket member nand a lug member adayed to t within said socket,

one of said mem rs being mounted on a side Wall of the recessand the other member on the corresponding wall 'of the cabinet.

- l:[n testimony whereof, I have signed my name to'ths specification this 26th day of February, 1929.

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JOSEPHJ. SKELLY.l 

